Crunchy Seed Cookies

Made these crunchy nutty cookies for the valentines day. They are very healthy and nutritious as I have made them with whole wheat flour. The fennel seeds give these cookies a very unique flavor. Thanks Swathi for these lovely yummy cookies.

Adapted from Alice Medrich,


Ingredients :

1 tbsp....................white sesame
1 tbsp..................black sesame
1 tbsp................fennel seeds
2 tbsp..............sugar
1/3 cup ..........sugar
2 cups .............wheat flour
1 tsp................baking powder
1/2 tsp.............baking soda
1 ..................egg
3 tbsp..........butter
1 tsp............vanilla
salt





Method :

Mix both sesame, saunf and 2 tbsp sugar and keep in a plate.

Beat butter and 1/2 cup sugar till smooth and well blended.

Add egg , salt , vanilla and beat well.

Add baking powder and soda and beat again for a minute or two.

Now add the flour gradually and knead the cookie dough.

Knead as little as possible do not over knead.

Now flatten the dough on a flour to 1/4 inch thickness .

Cut into desired shapes with a cookie cutter.

Press one side of cut cookie in the mixture of sesame and sugar.





Place these cookes on a greased tray an inch apart from each other.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes at 180 degrees in a preheated oven.







Linking this to  baking-partners an event by a dear blogger friend Swathi